ICD-10-PCS › 0 Medical and Surgical › 09 Ear, Nose, Sinus › 093 Ear, Nose, Sinus, Control › 093K8ZZ
093K8ZZ
Control Bleeding in Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
ValidICD-10-PCS procedure code.
Valid for claims with a date of service in the current code year.
What has happened to this code
Every change the publisher made, from 2019 to now.
- FY2019 Added to the code set Control Bleeding in Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue, Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
What this code says
Each character is read in its own position, so the same letter means different things in different places. Definitions are CMS's own.
3. Root operation Control
Stopping, or attempting to stop, postprocedural or other acute bleeding
For example
- Control of post-prostatectomy hemorrhage, control of intracranial subdural hemorrhage, control of bleeding duodenal ulcer, control of retroperitoneal hemorrhage
4. Body Part Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue
Also covers
- Columella
- External naris
- Greater alar cartilage
- Internal naris
- Lateral nasal cartilage
- Lesser alar cartilage
- Nasal cavity
- Nostril
5. Approach Via Natural or Artificial Opening Endoscopic
Entry of instrumentation through a natural or artificial external opening to reach and visualize the site of the procedure
Codes in the same group
| Code | Description | Status |
|---|---|---|
| 093K7ZZ | Control Bleeding in Nasal Mucosa and Soft Tissue, Via Natural or Artificial Opening | Valid |